Diigo

Diigo is a Web-based online bookmarking site that enables you to bookmark, highlight, and annotate web pages. In addition, this site allows you to network with other users to share bookmarks and notes. Within a network there is also the ability to create groups. With an emphasis on the power of community-shared resources, Diigo has the capability to improve how you discover, remember and share online resources. More specifically, Diigo allows you to do the following:


 * **Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere:** Instead of having different bookmarks on multiple computers, Diigo makes it possible to have a single set of bookmarks kept in sync between all of your computers. In fact, even if you're not on a computer of your own, you can still get to your bookmarks on the Diigo website from a lab, a library, or a coffee shop that have public machines. In terms of access, this is ideal for teachers and students alike.
 * **Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return:** If you and your colleagues and students use Diigo, you can send them interesting bookmarks that they can check out the next time they log in. Of course, they can do the same for you. As you explore the site and find interesting users, you can use our Subscriptions and Network features to keep track of the Delicious tags and users you find most interesting.
 * **Facilitate online course web exploration:** If you have a class where you want your students to explore a list of websites or multiple lists of websites, you can create tags for your list of sites that ensures easy navigation and also provides a scaffolded approach to content-based inquiry. More importantly, it creates an easy to access archive of the websites—resources that can be accessed during and after class, and even after the course ends.
 * **Annotate and make notes:** A unique feature of Diigo is the ability to scaffold students' online reading comprehension. You can highlight and ask questions about certain text on a website. You can teach students to use the DIiigo tools to support their own online comprehension.

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Step 1: Get to Know Diigo

 * Go to the website, Diigo.com (@http://www.diigo.com/)
 * Select “join Diigo” locate at the top left on the page
 * Make sure to complete and submit the “Create your account” information
 * A message will appear stating “Hi, _, your Diigo account has been activated. Welcome to the Diigo community!” You now have access to your Diigo account.
 * As an educator, you have the wonderful opportunity to use the Diigo.com site for education. It is located at @http://www.diigo.com/education.
 * Complete and submit the form. The education site allows use of Diigo with your students in the future. It will take 24-48 hours to receive a response back from Diigo (It is important that you use your school email for the Diigo education form)

Step 2: Get and share with your student Diigo Gadgets

 * Download the Diigo toolbar (@http://www.diigo.com/tools/toolbar) for your web browser. This can be downloaded on multiple computers (If you do not like toolbars, Diigo offers the Digolet which does not require a toolbar, [])
 * Click HERE to get help, download toolbar extentions, watch tutorials, set up groups, etc.
 * Practice bookmarking (with tags), annotating and making notes. Create a class group or list.